Trivia - Disused stations that trains go through?

[Deepgreen]

A partial example - Chessington South 'up' platform - never opened, and was intended for use as part of the Leatherhead extension that WW2 precluded).

 

[61653 HTAFC]

A partial example - Chessington South 'up' platform - never opened, and was intended for use as part of the Leatherhead extension that WW2 precluded).

Though if a train "passes through" then something has gone very wrong somewhere!

 

[Crossover]

Though if a train "passes through" then something has gone very wrong somewhere!

It looks like the line extends to a a set of points beyond the station to come back on that disused platform. Does anyone know if it still functions/ever gets used? I'd have thought that if it wasn't ever used, the track would have been removed before now!

 

[Deepgreen]

It looks like the line extends to a a set of points beyond the station to come back on that disused platform. Does anyone know if it still functions/ever gets used? I'd have thought that if it wasn't ever used, the track would have been removed before now!

Can't recall when it was last used - there used to be a domestic coal railhead there with infrequent trains. Probably nothing since the mid-1990s. Latterly they typically comprised about 8 wagons headed by a class 58.

 

[DelW]

I frequently turn my phone off if I want some peace and quiet. I'm really not sure why you find that so strange.

Continuing off-topic, but I find the easiest way to achieve that is to turn on flight mode, which keeps the phone ready for quick use if needed. Mine takes a good 30 sec to start up from cold.

 

[markindurham]

First one is "Liverpool St James" and they are talking about reopening the station too. The second one is "Spellow" on the Bootle Branch line which includes the station building still fully intact above the cutting.

Thanks